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Best Colleges for Engineering

Top engineering programs ranked by graduate earnings, completion rates, and actual cost. Federal data. No paid rankings.

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How We Rank Engineering Schools

These rankings filter to schools with engineering programs, then rank by our 5-component composite score using verified federal data. Rankings use a composite score: graduate earnings (28%), graduation rate (25%), social mobility via Pell Grant share (20%), debt burden (15%), and net cost for low-income students (12%). Where a school has not reported one of these, that component is dropped and the remaining weights are rescaled rather than filled in with an estimate. Only 4-year non-profit schools with sufficient data qualify.

→Earnings: Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment. Source: College Scorecard.
→Graduation rate: Full-time first-time students completing within 150% of normal time. Source: IPEDS.
→Net price: Average annual cost after all grants and scholarships. Source: IPEDS.
→Social mobility: Share of students receiving Pell Grants, a direct measure of access for low-income students. Source: IPEDS.
→Debt burden: Median federal loan debt at graduation. Source: College Scorecard.

Top 10 Engineering Schools (2026)

Ranked by composite: earnings, graduation rate, social mobility, debt, affordability.

#	School	Accept	Net Price/yr	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	4.5%	$20,996	96%	$143,372
2	Stanford University Stanford, CA	3.6%	$25,078	92%	$124,080
3	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	47.5%	$4,326	72%	$75,971
4	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	4.6%	$15,313	98%	$110,066
5	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	2.6%	$14,513	94%	$128,566
6	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	11%	$16,538	93%	$92,446
7	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	5.4%	$23,570	97%	$111,371
8	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	28.6%	$15,889	87%	$80,735
9	Brown University Providence, RI	5.4%	$26,256	96%	$93,487
10	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	8.8%	$26,361	95%	$104,043

460 schools with Engineering programs in dataset. Top 10 shown. Data: IPEDS + College Scorecard. Updated annually.

All 460 Colleges in the Dataset

The ranking above shows the top 10 by composite score. Every school in the full dataset is listed here so you can explore beyond the top results.

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California Baptist University California Institute of Technology California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California State University Maritime Academy California State University-Bakersfield California State University-Chico California State University-East Bay California State University-Fresno California State University-Fullerton California State University-Long Beach California State University-Los Angeles California State University-Northridge California State University-Sacramento California State University-San Bernardino California State University-San Marcos Calvin University Cameron University Campbell University Canisius University Capitol Technology University Caribbean University-Bayamon Caribbean University-Ponce Carnegie Mellon University Carroll College Carroll University Carson-Newman University Cascadia College Case Western Reserve University Cedarville University Central College Central Connecticut State University Central Michigan University Central State University Central Washington University Central Wyoming College Centralia College Chapman University Charleston Southern University Christian Brothers University Citadel Military College of South Carolina Claflin University Clarkson University Clemson University Cleveland State University Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University-Fort Collins Columbia University in the City of New York Concordia University-Wisconsin Cornell College Cornell University CUNY Bernard M Baruch College CUNY City College CUNY New York City College of Technology

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Dartmouth College Daytona State College Doane University Dordt University Drexel University Duke University Dunwoody College of Technology

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Eastern Nazarene College Elizabethtown College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Ensign College

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Fairfield University Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida State University Francis Marion University Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

G

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Gannon University Geneva College George Fox University George Mason University George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia Southern University Gonzaga University Grace College and Theological Seminary Greenville Technical College

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Hampden-Sydney College Hanover College Harding University Harvey Mudd College Hesston College Hofstra University Hope College Howard Payne University Howard University

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Idaho State University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Indiana University-Indianapolis Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Iowa State University

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Jackson State University John Brown University Johns Hopkins University

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Kansas State University Kennesaw State University Kettering University

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Lafayette College Lake Superior State University Lamar University Lawrence Technological University Lehigh University LeTourneau University Lipscomb University Loras College Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Louisiana Tech University Loyola Marymount University

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Navajo Technical University New Jersey Institute of Technology New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico State University-Main Campus New York Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina A & T State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh North Central College North Dakota State University-Main Campus Northeastern University Northern Illinois University Northwest Nazarene University Northwestern Michigan College Northwestern University Norwich University

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Oakland University Odessa College Ohio Northern University Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio University-Main Campus Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Old Dominion University Olivet Nazarene University Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa University-Surprise Otterbein University

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Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando Portland State University Prairie View A & M University Princeton University Purdue University Fort Wayne Purdue University Northwest Purdue University-Main Campus

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Randolph-Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology Rockhurst University Roger Williams University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rowan University Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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Saginaw Valley State University Saint Cloud State University Saint Francis University Saint Louis University Saint Martin's University Saint Vincent College San Diego State University San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Schreiner University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Snow College South Dakota School of Mines and Technology South Dakota State University Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Southern Methodist University Southern University and A & M College St. Mary's University Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology Stony Brook University SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SUNY Maritime College SUNY Polytechnic Institute Swarthmore College Sweet Briar College Syracuse University

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Tennessee State University Tennessee Technological University Texas A & M International University Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Texas A&M University-College Station Texas A&M University-Kingsville Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texas Tech University The Catholic University of America The College of New Jersey The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art The University of Alabama The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga The University of Tennessee-Knoxville The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at Tyler The University of Texas Permian Basin The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Thomas Jefferson University Trine University Trinity College Trinity University Tufts University Tuskegee University

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Union College United States Merchant Marine Academy Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico University at Buffalo University of Akron Main Campus University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of Bridgeport University of California-Berkeley University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-Los Angeles University of California-Merced University of California-Riverside University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Barbara University of California-Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Cincinnati-Main Campus University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Colorado Springs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Detroit Mercy University of Evansville University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hartford University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Houston University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Idaho University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Jamestown University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisville University of Maine University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland-Baltimore County University of Maryland-College Park University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth University of Massachusetts-Lowell University of Memphis University of Miami University of Michigan-Ann Arbor University of Michigan-Dearborn University of Minnesota-Crookston University of Minnesota-Duluth University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Missouri-St Louis University of Mount Union University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nevada-Las Vegas University of Nevada-Reno University of New Hampshire-Main Campus University of New Haven University of New Mexico-Main Campus University of New Orleans University of North Carolina Asheville University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Dakota University of North Florida University of North Texas University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus University of Portland University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of South Alabama University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Southern Indiana University of the District of Columbia University of the Pacific University of Toledo University of Tulsa University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia-Main Campus University of Virginia's College at Wise University of Washington-Bothell Campus University of Washington-Seattle Campus University of Washington-Tacoma Campus University of West Florida University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Platteville University of Wisconsin-Stout University of Wyoming Utah State University

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Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Villa Maria College Villanova University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Viterbo University

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Yale University York College of Pennsylvania Youngstown State University

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